Museum Hill, Bounded by Jules, Sixteenth, Messanie & Ninth Streets, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

Significance: Museum Hill is a distinct residential area of St. Joseph, Missouri, that has architecturally significant buildings and historically relates to growth of the city. The area is significant in the history of commerce, specifically in relation to St. Joseph's prominence in the wholesale trade. St. Joseph's wholesale trade during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century led to increasingly wealthy upper and middle classes. This area reflects the housing that was built to accommodate this growth and affluence. The area is also significant in the area of architecture due to the excellent examples of building styles, including many which were architecturally designed. The district also has several ecclesiastical properties which are architecturally significant, as well as a few institutional and commercial buildings which related to the area's development.

Survey number: HABS MO-1917

Building/structure dates: after. 1840- before. 1860 Initial Construction

neighborhoods brick buildings domestic life middle class upper class economic development building deterioration saint joseph mo museum museum hill jules sixteenth messanie ninth ninth streets saint joseph buchanan buchanan county missouri david bergstone historic american buildings survey laura norris sarah f schwenk frederick w smith lysa wegman french photo ultra high resolution high resolution library of congress

1933 - 1970

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